Postgraduate Course: The United States and the Vietnam War: Origins and Repercussions (PGHC11273)
Course Outline
| School |
School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Postgraduate (School of History and Classics) |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
This course supplements the School?s existing postgraduate options in History and strengthens the diplomatic history component of the program. In comparison to a similar course being offered at the undergraduate level, this course will identify and discuss particular themes, which have generated and continue to generate discussion among historians.
As an historical event, the Vietnam War was a defining moment for American foreign policy, politics, and culture. Americans have experienced the event as the most traumatic foreign policy venture in the 20th century, and the debates the war engendered still influence the political and cultural landscape to this day (as, for example, in the recent Iraq War). In scope, the course roughly covers the period from 1945 to 1975, and it will focus specifically on the American side of the conflict. Perceptions and approaches to the ?Third World?, as well as the repercussions at home will be the most important overarching aspects of this course.
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Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | Rm 2M.24 Doorway 4, Teviot Place | 1-11 | | 16:10 - 18:00 | | | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
After successfully completing the course, students will be able to:
? demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of the most important issues and themes connected to the Vietnam War;
? independently identify and pursue research topics surrounding the Vietnam War;
? exhibit an understanding for different conceptual approaches to the study of history;
? analyze and contextualize primary source material;
? arrive at independent, well-argued, well-documented and properly referenced conclusions in their coursework essay;
? demonstrate their skills in group discussion and oral presentations;
? demonstrate their written skills, their analytical and theoretical skills in coursework.
? prepare and present their work in seminars and workshops.
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Assessment Information
| I essay of 3000 words |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords |
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Fabian Hilfrich
Tel: (0131 6)51 3236
Email: Fabian.Hilfrich@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Lindsay Scott
Tel: (0131 6)50 9948
Email: Lindsay.Scott@ed.ac.uk |
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